CUNY City College

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Of 50 assessed programs, 47 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 103 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,251
$30k to $48k	$2,990
$48k to $75k	$6,811
$75k to $110k	$9,982
$110k and up	$12,806
All families (average)	$3,776

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

50 of 153 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,223	+$20,477	clears the bar	$9,000	0.4 yrs	418
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,206	+$27,460	clears the bar	$13,382	0.5 yrs	227
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$116,238	+$80,492	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	132
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,270	+$61,524	clears the bar	$13,232	0.2 yrs	119
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$45,656	+$9,910	clears the bar	$12,994	1.3 yrs	116
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$67,679	+$31,933	clears the bar	$6,650	0.2 yrs	108
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$55,895	+$20,149	clears the bar	$9,558	0.5 yrs	94
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,414	+$28,668	clears the bar	$13,632	0.5 yrs	90
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,063	+$22,317	clears the bar	$12,250	0.5 yrs	87
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$69,948	+$34,202	clears the bar	$14,858	0.4 yrs	86
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,540	+$23,794	clears the bar	$12,500	0.5 yrs	84
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,753	+$12,007	clears the bar	$11,878	1.0 yrs	83
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$74,620 1-year earnings	+$38,874	clears the bar	$171,263	4.4 yrs	83
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,698	+$61,952	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$86,151	+$50,405	clears the bar	$20,504	0.4 yrs	78
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$85,112	+$49,366	clears the bar	$19,917	0.4 yrs	71
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$59,039	+$23,293	clears the bar	$14,060	0.6 yrs	64
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,683	+$19,937	clears the bar	$10,199	0.5 yrs	62
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,957	+$52,211	clears the bar	$19,529	0.4 yrs	57
Special Education	Master's Degree	$94,601	+$58,855	clears the bar	$23,914	0.4 yrs	55
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$117,131	+$81,385	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$44,058	+$8,312	clears the bar	$21,637	2.6 yrs	44
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,809	+$17,063	clears the bar	$13,075	0.8 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$79,740	+$43,994	clears the bar	$27,301	0.6 yrs	39
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,637	+$12,891	clears the bar	$20,739	1.6 yrs	36
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,754	+$31,008	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,685	+$59,939	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,440	+$26,694	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$149,434	+$113,688	clears the bar	$114,977	1.0 yrs	35
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Bachelor's Degree	$68,614	+$32,868	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$32,769	-$2,977	falls short	$12,489	insufficient data	34
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,659	+$52,913	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$79,051	+$43,305	clears the bar	$54,500	1.3 yrs	31
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	$90,944	+$55,198	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,804	+$52,058	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$63,295 1-year earnings	+$27,549	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$81,813	+$46,067	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$81,401	+$45,655	clears the bar	$41,000	0.9 yrs	21
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$34,212	-$1,534	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$46,801	+$11,055	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,882	+$38,136	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$48,908 1-year earnings	+$13,162	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	$79,163	+$43,417	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	$47,282	+$11,536	clears the bar	$41,000	3.6 yrs	11
Mathematics	Master's Degree	$64,886 1-year earnings	+$29,140	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$33,339 1-year earnings	-$2,407	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	$72,481	+$36,735	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$117,614 1-year earnings	+$81,868	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$72,068	+$36,322	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$148,354	+$112,608	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Publishing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business/Managerial Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architecture	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Architectural Sciences and Technology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.